Tuesday, 29 October 2013

I don't usually just post links but I wanted to get this out there before I forgot. So easy to do in this age of a million and one things on the internet that will distract you. It's not only a great bit of writing (succinct, witty, honest) but also sage advice. It might give you a clue what has been on my mind a lot lately. Ladies and Gentleman, I give you James Altucher's Ultimate Cheat Sheet for Reinventing Yourself.

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Following my 'I'm over it' post a few weeks back, I got an encouraging email from someone I used to write for before he moved jobs, telling me he steers a lot of the interns towards it for 'it's candid insight'. It gave me a bit of a boost, so thanks Duncan. If you're an intern and you're reading this, hope you find something worth reading. Also, if you know someone whose writing you enjoy, let them know. They might really need to hear it.

What I've remembered since that miserable post is why I started writing in the first place: it's because I really like doing it. A restaurant review I wrote some time ago has just been posted by the Editor and I'm really happy with it - I think it's a good bit of writing. To the Americans reading this, us Brits are not good at blowing our own trumpet, so enjoy this rarity. Click HERE to read the post.

The other thing that happened after I'd written that post is that I got another enquiry about producing some more content. Funny how the work comes to you just when you're starting to lose hope.

About Me

I'm now a Content Editor at Matter&Co, where amongst other things, I write a lot for Pioneers Post. As a freelance writer, I got commissions from the Sunday Times Travel Magazine, Mail Online, Marie Claire, Metro, The Telegraph and Square Mile (to name a few). I still do the odd bit of freelance writing but rarely have the time.

I like writing positive stories and as well as the many people I write about on Pioneers Post whose work has meaning and does good, I'm interested in the kind of achievers that appear in Pass Me On, a daisy chain of interviews exploring six degrees of separation.

The majority of my freelance writing covered culture, travel and reviewing restaurants. A selection of clippings can be read here. I spent six years trying to make writing be my main source of income. The highs and lows are all documented at Can I Write for a Living?